Method for digitally transferring information via telephone connections

Abstract

In a method for digitally transferring information via telephone connections, in which a receiver registers the sender's telephone number, the receiver is assigned a plurality of callable telephone numbers. Each time a specific sender dials a callable telephone number, the receiver registers this as an individual piece of digital information associated with the called telephone number. A piece of total information is formed from the individual pieces of digital information.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for digitally transferring information from a sender to a receiver via telephone connections, in which the receiver registers a sender's telephone number, the method comprising the acts of:
 allocating to the receiver a plurality of callable telephone numbers; 
 associating an x coordinate with a first set of plurality of callable telephone numbers and a y coordinate with a second set of the plurality of callable telephone numbers; 
 detecting by the receiver each call to one of the plurality of callable telephone numbers by a certain sender as an individual piece of digital information associated with the one callable telephone number even if the call is not accepted; and 
 forming a piece of total information from the individual piece of digital information obtained by detecting a call to one of the telephone numbers of the first set and one of the telephone numbers of the second set, wherein the total piece of information identifies a geographic location of the sender. 
 
     
     
       2. A receiver for executing the method according to  claim 1 , wherein the receiver is a computer connected to a telephone connection, said receiver comprising a dialing registration system for registering the sender's telephone number and the callable telephone numbers called by the sender, said receiver further comprising an evaluation unit for processing the individual pieces of digital information and displaying the total information. 
     
     
       3. A method for digitally transferring information from a sender to a receiver via telephone connections, in which the receiver registers a sender's telephone number, the method comprising the acts of:
 allocating to the receiver a plurality of callable telephone numbers; 
 detecting by the receiver a call to one of the plurality of callable telephone numbers by a certain sender as an individual piece of digital information associated with the one callable telephone number even if the call is not accepted; 
 forming a piece of total information from the individual pieces of digital information obtained by detecting more than one call; 
 associating the sender's telephone number with a specific vehicle; 
 defining a surface grid for a possible location of the specific vehicle with x and y coordinates; 
 assigning the callable telephone numbers to the x and y coordinates of the surface grid; and 
 using at least two individual pieces of digital information, one representing the x coordinate and one representing the y coordinate, respectively, to form the piece of total information regarding an instantaneous position of the specific vehicle. 
 
     
     
       4. A method for digitally transferring information from a sender to a receiver via telephone connections, in which the receiver registers a sender's telephone number, the method comprising the acts of:
 allocating to the receiver a plurality of callable telephone numbers; 
 detecting by the receiver a call to one of the plurality of callable telephone numbers by a certain sender as an individual piece of digital information associated with the one callable telephone number even if the call is not accepted; and 
 forming a piece of total information from the individual pieces of digital information obtained by detecting a first call to the first one of the plurality of callable telephone numbers that is associated with an x coordinate and a second call to a second one of the plurality of callable telephone numbers that is associated with a y coordinate, wherein the total piece of information identifies a geographic location of the sender. 
 
     
     
       5. A receiver for executing the method according to  claim 4 , wherein the receiver is a computer connected to a telephone connection, said receiver comprising a dialing registration system for registering the sender's telephone number and the callable telephone numbers called by the sender, said receiver further comprising an evaluation unit for processing the individual pieces of digital information and displaying the total information.